October 28, 2026
Dear Friends,
This week, two men prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9.
The first is a middle-aged physicist/mathematician living in Sweden. He wrote:
I feel completely lost. Outwardly, my life is wonderful and, indeed, I have a huge amount to be grateful for. Inside, I am so totally lost and confused I can’t begin to articulate it. It is excruciating. I want, profoundly, to be a Christian. I feel strongly drawn to Christianity. But it presents me with a paradox. Honesty, it seems to me, is a core principle of Christianity. Unfortunately, I cannot, in all conscience, say that the key events in Christianity (e.g. the resurrection) are literally true. It would be dishonest of me to say otherwise – contradicting a central tenant of the belief system I want to be part of. It would mean everything to me to have this paradox resolved. By the way, I’m a physicist/mathematician, for whatever that’s worth. I stumbled on this website after watching a video made by John Lennox.
This is another of many who were directed to me after hearing John Lennox mention my name and my offer to share about the resurrection. As an aside, John Lennox has just been diagnosed with cancerous tumors on his kidneys and pancreas. Please be in prayer for him. He contacted me this week seeking prayer. Lord, heal my brother, I pray.
After reading “I want, profoundly, to be a Christian. I feel strongly drawn to Christianity,” I knew he was not far from the Kingdom. Upon meeting this physicist/mathematician, I told him that I have recently been studying quantum field theory and that I cannot get enough of learning about God’s amazing creation. And how mathematics often opened this quantum world, leading to experimental verification. It is so amazing. Then I took this man through the gospel message, and when I reached Isaiah 43:25, I assured him, through his tears, that before the hour was up, he’d be safely in the arms of Jesus. Then I spent 30 minutes discussing evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. With many tears, the man willingly received and prayed aloud with me. He was deeply grateful, “for he went on his way rejoicing” (Acts 8:39). I taught him how to meditate on the scriptures, imploring the Lord to teach him. And he is set up for a 1-hour-per-week mentorship with Chuck Lloyd.
The next man was in his 20s, living in Canada. He is a laid-off forklift operator. He wrote:
Subject: Resurrection of Jesus.
Hey I saw a video of yours where you said you would sit on a zoom call with us and tell us why you believe in the resurrection of Jesus I’m really interested in looking forward to hearing back from you. Thank you.
When questioned further about his position on the resurrection, he wrote:
Unfortunately, I would have to lean toward no right now or at least I’m not sure. But I definitely want it to be true, but that’s just not a good enough reason for me to believe.
He listened well and never asked a single question. He went away believing and committing to the daily Bible study and weekly mentoring. And so grateful.
Both of these men were ready to enter the Kingdom of God. Praise be to the Lord Jesus.
Luke 5:10 “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”
“Catching” is much more fun than fishing.
God bless,
Dr. James Tour
